The latest update for Apple's iOS operating system from iPhones and iPads now provides Indian English support to its digital personal assistant Siri...

The latest update for Apple’s iOS operating system from iPhones and iPads now provides Indian English support to its digital personal assistant Siri marking the country’s growing importance as a market for the firm. (Reuters)

The latest update for Apple’s iOS operating system from iPhones and iPads now provides Indian English support to its digital personal assistant Siri marking the country’s growing importance as a market for the firm.

The US-based tech giant released the latest update late yesterday night, which among other upgrades included improved performance, bug fixes and a redesigned emoji keyboard.

It also provides improved performance for messages, Wi-Fi, control centre, Safari, third-party keyboards.

The update also provides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes like issue related with some devices disconnecting intermittently from Wi-Fi networks, among others.

Apple is aggressive planing to grow its iPhone and iPad business in India, one of the world’s fastest growing market for smart devices, and the company is re-looking at its distribution landscape and redefining its customer segments.

According to CyberMedia Research, the iPhone maker has emerged as the largest 4G LTE device vendor in India with a market share of 45 per cent in October-December 2014.

The research firm said over a million LTE devices — including smartphones, tablets and data cards — were shipped to the Indian market in the fourth quarter of 2014, marking the “coming of age” of the 4G devices.

Company’s latest large-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are also among the top sold premium handsets in India.

In January this year, Apple reported a “historic quarter” saying that the firm sold 74.5 million iPhones for the three months that ended December 27, 2014.